The final trailer supporting the sixth edition of the Dunav Ultra Cycling Adventure is here. The video is entitled “Тhe beautiful blue Danube” and contains exclusive material shot in the cities of Vidin, Ruse, Silistra, Belene, Svishtov and Kozloduy. The video advertises some of the most interesting places – part of the Dunav Ultra Route, in the accompaniment of Johann Strauss’s classic music.
The beach of Durankulak is the cleanest beach along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast to date. Expert opinion is by Miroslava Robinson – Head of Department of Marine Water and Aquatic Protection at the Black Sea Basin Directorate.
A unique 3-in-1 printed travel guide related to the Dunav Ultra Cycle Route, will be released at the end of June. (English version will be available a few weeks later) The product is the first of its kind cycle travel map, dedicated to the famous Bulgarian cycle route along the Danube river to the Black Sea (route map).
“VIDIN: The Baba Vida Fortress” is the name of the latest video trailer supporting this year’s edition of the Dunav Ultra Cycle Adventure. The video is a production of the Dunav Ultra team and presents one of the most impressive cultural and historical sites on the Balkans and a symbol of the city of Vidin – the Baba Vida Fortress.
The Danube town of Belene is а small Bulgarian city but has great and long history. In ancient times, the Romans built a military camp and a road station here called Dimum. Subsequently, the station grew to a strong military fortress and customs extending to several hectares. The thickness of the wall reaches the amazing 2.5 meters.
The “Kozloduy” video clip was shot during the last edition of the Dunav Ultra Cycling Adventure. The video includes footage of the great monument built in meters from the Danube coast (near Kozloduy) in honor of the work of the Bulgarian poet and national hero Hristo Botev.
The monument of Tsar Ivan Sratsimir in Vidin is the work of the sculptor Nikolay Haytov, who created the sculpture of Tsar Samuil in Sofia. The latter forms a controversy over Samuel’s bright, blood-red eyes. Interestingly, the statue of Ivan Sratsimir (ruler of the Vidin kingdom 1356-1396) also has luminous elements.
With more than 3000 views, the video trailer “Silistra” (Watch HERE) became the most popular promotional video dedicated to this year’s Dunav Ultra: Via Pontica ’19 event
An extremely interesting site – a Thracian-Roman sanctuary located in the large canyon known as The Dry River is one of the most interesting sites in the travel guide “The 100 Dunav Ultra Highlights“.
On May 2, 2014, three friends and cycle enthusiasts went to the most northwest populated village of Bulgaria Kudelin (Google maps) to start an unusual challenge named Dunav Ultra, since Dunav=Danube in Bulgarian language. Their goal was to overcome nearly 690 km along the Danube River (as close as they can to the northern border of Bulgaria ) to the endpoint – the most northeast populated village of the country Durankulak – near the Black Sea (Google maps). Until that moment, none of these amateur cyclists has ever tried to train on a road bicycle. Nevertheless their goal was to cover the distance in less than …48 hrs.
